A few years ago, I penned a post that explored some examples of government using social media for recruitment. Those examples (State, Coast Guard, UK Training and Development and State of Missouri) are still worth a look, but I thought it might be time to see what’s happening roughly four years later. To be honest,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: RFP-EZ is one of the Presidential Innovation Fellows projects. It just wrapped up. So how did it go? Was it a success? How was it received? We talk to Clay Johnson. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestration, yes, I know, we are all sick of it, but…Read… Read more »
“Risk is giving yourself permission to fail and an opportunity to succeed,” said Clay Johnson. Johnson is one of the Presidential Innovation Fellows tasked with helping streamline and modernize the federal procurement system. The first of its kind program, brought in innovators from the private sector for six-month fellowships to help government solve problems. Johnson’sRead… Read more »
Welcome to GovLoop InsightsIssue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead. OnRead… Read more »
The Postal Service has a money problem. A big one. And there aren’t simple solutions. The Government Accountability Office has looked at the problem and has made recommendations to Congress. Frank Todisco is the GAO’s Chief Actuary. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program what the real issue is for USPS. “USPS provides retireesRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: When the President was Inaugurated on Monday, he unveiled a broad agenda for the next four years. But one thing was missing from his inaugural address – civil service reform and management. Tom Fox tells us why management matters.Click here for the full recap. Next year, millennials will make up moreRead… Read more »
Next year, millennials will make up more than 35% of the federal workforce. That’s a staggering number of feds who will all have been born after 1976. So how can leaders really connect, train, manage and capitalize on their talents? Logan Harper is community manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s SchoolRead… Read more »
When the President was Inaugurated on Monday, he unveiled a broad agenda for the next four years. But one thing was missing from his inaugural address – civil service reform and management. But Tom Fox says in order for any of the other priorities to be successful you first have to have strong leadership andRead… Read more »
Last week, the White House Presidential Innovation Fellowsannounced the launch of Project MyGov Toolbar. In the end, it’s a pretty neat simple piece of technology that helps government collaborate with itself and improves the citizen experience finding government information. I’m a huge fan & it fits into #4 of my 7 original ideas for ProjectRead… Read more »
Post Highlights Overview of the UK Digital Strategy Comparison of the UK and US Digital Government Strategies What lessons learned and parallels can we find from the UK & US? In November of last year, the UK Government released their Digital Government Strategy. As a lot of attention here in the states has been placedRead… Read more »